\"AndyouhaveseenMr。Dawson——andyouknowwhyhesentforyou?\"
askedtheyounggirl，withnervouseagerness。
\"Ah，yes，\"saidMr。Mallorythoughtfully，\"THATwasreallyimportant。Yousee，mychild，\"hecontinued，takingherhandinoneofhisownandpattingthebackofitgentlywiththeother，\"wethink，DawsonandI，oftakingoverthemajor\'sranchandincorporatingitwiththeExcelsiorinone，tobeworkedonsharesliketheExcelsior；andasMrs。RandolphisveryanxioustoreturntotheAtlanticStateswithherchildren，itisquitepossible。
Mrs。Randolph，asyouhavepossiblynoticed，\"Mr。Mallorywenton，stillpattinghisdaughter\'shand，\"doesnotfeelentirelyathomehere，andwillconsequentlyleavethemajorfreetorearrange，byhimself，theranchonthenewbasis。Infact，asthechangemustbemadebeforethecropscomein，shetalksofgoingnextweek。
Butifyouliketheplace，Rose，I\'venodoubtthemajorandDawsonwillalwaysfindroomforyouandmewhenwerundownthereforalittlefreshair。\"